Dataminr, a New York-based AI company specializing in real-time event and risk detection, has closed a $100 million convertible financing round.
Investors
The fresh investment comes from funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, with continued support from existing investor NightDragon.
Fortress Investment Group LLC is a global investment management firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1998, Fortress manages $50 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024, on behalf of approximately 2,000 institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity, and permanent capital investment strategies.
Dataminr Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to accelerate its enterprise sales growth, international expansion, and the development of new AI-powered applications across multiple verticals.
About Dataminr
Founded in 2009 by Ted Bailey, Sam Hendel, and Jeff Kinsey, Dataminr provides a real-time AI platform for enterprises and governments that detects events and risks from billions of public data signals. Using multi-modal fusion AI and over 50 proprietary language models, it delivers instant, accurate alerts across 150+ languages and 220+ countries. The company continues to innovate with new capabilities like ReGenAI and upcoming Agentic AI features, providing predictive and contextual intelligence in real-time. Headquartered in New York City, its customers include two-thirds of the Fortune 50, over 100 U.S. government agencies, and 20+ international governments.
Funding Details
Company: Dataminr, Inc.
Raised: $100.0M
Round: Convertible Financing
Funding Date: April 2025
Lead Investor: Fortress Investment Group
Additional Investors: NightDragon
Company Website: https://www.dataminr.com/
Software Category: AI, Real-Time Information Discovery, Risk Management
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